The 2017-18 report shows that Australian consumers can be confident they are getting what they pay for when making measurement based transactions. More than 94% of business inspected were found to be complying with measurement requirements after any necessary follow-up audits.

While much non-compliance is relatively minor and usually quickly addressed when identified by trade measurement inspectors, trader types with the greatest proportion of non-compliant businesses in 2017-18 included:

fruit and vegetables retail

seafood retail

meat retail

importer

supermarket

Where non-compliance was identified during trade measurement inspections, NMI:

issued 3620 non-compliance notices

sent 222 warning letters

issued 58 infringement notices with fines totalling $65,250

made 1 referral to the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions

More details on trade measurement compliance activity and outcomes are available in the report.

The department acknowledges the traditional owners of the country throughout Australia and their continuing connection to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to them and their cultures and to the elders past and present.